These are my frogs before I moved them to a more spacious aquarium. Cute little buggers, aren't they?
Have I mentioned lately that I have two frogs? Well, I do. For all those out there who have been
living under a rock since Christmas, they are African Dwarf frogs, their names are Pork and Beans, and recently I moved them from their tiny plastic cube into a nice tank that has plants and pretty gravel. The latest addition to the tank was a water filter, and I'm afraid that it might have had a really negative effect on the them. Ever since I put it in the tank, all they do is hide. They have not been eating, they have changed to a really light color and because of the lack of food, they have shrunk (weird). I know what you're thinking- just turn the filter off! I had the same thought about four days ago, so I did. They have eaten a couple of times since then, but they haven't changed back to their normal color and are still really lethargic. I'm afraid I've done irreparable damage. I was really hoping that I could keep these guys alive. Some of you know about my abysmal track record with fish (4-7 has seen many toilet funerals) and I thought I was doing the right thing by moving the frogs to a better environment but I might have killed them. I'm not really that attached to them (they're frogs; they are not furry or snuggly and they don't exactly love you back) but I feel responsible for their lives and I really don't want them to die. They have no control over what happens to them. It's all me. And I'm really trying to not screw it up.
3 comments:
I've got an aquarium. Warm non-salty water. Water filter. etc. Small tropical fish. Standard life expectancy: 2 years. Some have lived 5 years so far. Some haven't survived a week after I got em. No advice for you, just commiseration. Hope it works out and they come back ok..
molly, what's the update on the kermits? i wish i had some advice for you, but i've never had a frog. i did have a turtle once... but, not the same!
They're hanging in there...still not moving around too much but their color seems a bit more normal this morning. We'll see what happens...
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